The grass is always greener...

No, this is not a post about regret, just a change of perspective.

The old saying is "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." Basically, you always want what you can't have and, once you get on the other side of the fence, you realize that what you had in the first place was perfectly fine ... and on and on ...

The altered version of this moth-eaten mantra is "The grass is always greenest where you water it."

Got something you want? Take care of it, nurture it, just water it, dammit ... and it will grow. Even cement crumbles after years of neglect ... relationships are much more fragile.



"It's Been Awhile"
Staind


And it's been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
And it's been awhile
Since I first saw you
And it's been awhile
Since I could stand on my own two feet again
And it's been awhile
Since I could call you

And everything I can't remember
As fucked up as it all may seem
The consequences that I've rendered
I've stretched myself beyond my means

And it's been awhile
Since I can say that I wasn't addicted
And it's been awhile
Since I can say I love myself as well
And it's been awhile
Since I've gone and fucked things up just like I always do
And it's been awhile
But all that shit seems to disappear when I'm with you

And everything I can't remember
As fucked up as it all may seem
The consequences that I've rendered
I've gone and fucked things up again

Why must I feel this way?
Just make this go away
Just one more peaceful day!

And it's been awhile
Since I could look at myself straight
And it's been awhile
Since I said I'm sorry
And it's been awhile
Since I've seen the way the candle lights your face
And it's been awhile
But I can still remember just the way you taste

And everything I can't remember
As fucked up as it all may seem to be I know it's me
I cannot blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me

And it's been awhile
Since I could hold my head up high
And it's been awhile
Since I said I'm sorry...